Taqwa - Fear of Allah

Ibn Juzayy said in his dictionary of terms from the introduction to
his tafsir:

"Taqwa's meaning is fear, clinging to obedience to Allah and abandoning
disobedience to Him. It is the sum of all good."

And in his commentary:

We will discuss taqwa in three sections.

First section:

Concerning its benefits derived from the Qur'an, and they are fifteen:

Guidance, because of His words "guidance for the muttaqeen (the
people of taqwa)";

Help because of His words "Truly, Allah is with the people who have
taqwa";

Close friendship [with Allah] because of His words, "Allah is the
close friend of the muttaqeen";

Love because of His words, "Truly Allah loves the muttaqeen";

Covering over [of wrong actions] because of His words, "If you have
taqwa of Allah He will make for you a discrimination and He will cover
over for you your wrong actions";

A way out from unhappiness, and provision from where one does not
expect because of His words, "Whoever has taqwa of Allah He will make
a way out for him and provide him from where he does not expect";

Facilitation of affairs because of His words, "Whoever has taqwa
of Allah He will make ease for him in his affair";

Full covering over of wrong actions and magnification of rewards
because of His words, "Whoever has taqwa of Allah He will cover over
his wrong actions and magnify a reward for him";

Acceptance of actions because of His words, "Allah only accepts
from the people of taqwa";

Success because of His words, "Have taqwa of Allah in order that
you might succeed";

Good news because of His words "For them there is good news in this
world and in the next";

Entrance into the Garden because of His words "Truly, there are
for the people of taqwa with their Lord Gardens of bliss";

Salvation from the Fire because of His words "Then We will save
the ones who had taqwa".

Second Section

There are ten things which awaken taqwa:

Fear of punishment in the next life;

Fear [of punishment in] this life;

Hope of worldly reward;

Hope of the reward of the next world;

Fear of the reckoning;

Shyness and bashfulness before the gaze of Allah, and this is the
station of fearful watchfulness (muraqabah);